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r PAGE EIGHT Notice to Richmond Hill Householders OPTICAL REPAIRS BROKEN LENSES REPLACED Prescriptions for Glasses Fined For Appointment Phone Richmond Hill 33 Commencing MONDAY, OCTOBER 2nd, there will be a weekly collection of Ashes in Richmond Hill. The collection will be on Monday of each week. Ashes must be in suitbale containers, easily handled by one man. and must be on curb for collection by 8 3.111. Containers must contain ONLY ASHES. House- holders who put glass, garbage or other matter in with ashes will be denied future service. Householders who wish ashes removed are asked to coâ€"operate in this weekly collection, as there will be no removal of ash piles in the spring by the munici- pality. R. LYNETT, Clerk. VILLAGE OF RICHMOND HILL VITA B CEREAL - 1 lb. bag 10c; 3 lb. bag 25c NIPPY OLD CHEESE (White) - - - pound 35c NEILSON’S COCOA - - - - - - - 1/2 1b. 19c CLARK’S MUSHROOM SOU - 2 10 oz. tins 17c MAPLE LEAF SOAP - - - - - - 2 cakes 09c CATELLI’S S-OUP MIX - - - 2 12 oz. pkgs. 19c Ivory Gloss Laundry Starch - 2 16 oz. pkgs. 23c SOLEX LAMPS, 25, 40, 60 Watt - - - each 15c SOLEX LAMPS, 100 Watt - - - - - each 20c AYLMER PEAS, Choice No. 4-5 - 20 oz. tin 12c DALTON’S PUDDINGS (No sugar needed) ea. 05c HEDLUND’S SANDWICH SPREADS, 7 oz. tin 19c CLUB HOUSE OLIVES, Plain - - 6 oz. jar 21c SHELLED ALMONDS, Cello - - 3 oz. pkg. 23c APPLES, McIntosh Comb Grade - 6 qt. bskt. 57c CONCORD GRAPES, Ont. Blue - 6 qt. bskt. 49c COOKING ONIONS, Ontario No. 1 - - 5 lbs. 190 CAULIFLOWER, price individually according to RE COLLECTION OF ASHES “fiRL. LOWRIE, R.O. EYESIGHT SPECIALIST AUSTIN’S DRUG STORE Richmond Hill WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted 1.30 TO 5.00 P.M. WILLIAM NEAL, Reeve. WILL BE AT THE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARXO On The Italian War Front One of the first trained soldiers to leave Thornhill was 'L/C‘pl. Gordon Mollett who went overseas with the 48th Highlanders in May 1940. Af- ter barely a week in England he was sent to France and was present at the evacuation of Dunkirk, an ex- perience which just cost him the loss of some kit. He next took part in the invasions of .Sicily and Italy. Last Spring during the fierce fighting on the Hitler line he was shell shocked and sent to a North African hos- pital to recuperate. He has been back in Italy for about a month now but not to his disappointment, with his old pals in the 48th. After his‘ illness he was placed in C category‘ and assigned to non combatant dut- ies with a special company believed to have something to do with sup- plies. L/Cpl. Mollett, son of the late Mrs. Anna Kerswill Mollett. was born near Richmond Hill and attended school there. His wife (the former DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TWP. OF NORTH YORK N0 GREATER SIN The above entertaining and educational motion pictu’re is sponsored by the Health League of Canada and will be shown at Massey Hall twice daily (2.30 pm. - 8.30 pm.) open- ing 0c_tO_b6t 21ml, 1944. Special supplementary pipc- tures-dealing with the anatomy and physiology of reproduction and the medical aspects of the venereal disease problem will also be shown. There will be separate performances for men and women, and children under 16 will not be admitted. Mon. _ Thurs, Oct. 2 â€" 5 women only Tues. - Fri., Oct. 3 â€" 6 men only Wed. - Sat. Oct. 4 - 7 Wed. - Sat, Oct. 4 â€" 7 mixed audience CARL E. HILL. M.D.. M.O.H. Thornhill District News BREAD IS OUR BEST ENERGY E000 Xudrey Langley) and his small son and daughter live on John St., Thorn- hill. Mrs. Mollett has received over 500 letters from her husband. One par- ticularly long and interesting one was begun while in a hospital in North Africa over a year ago when he was recovering from an attack of dysen- try, and it was finished after he reâ€" turned to Italy. In it he spoke of the good trip to Sicily and the ex- citement when. the convoy sank a sub; of the endless hours of wait- ing and suspense the night before landing, and of how (pleasantly) dif- ferent it was to what they had ex- pected; of the wonderful organizaâ€" tion of supplies; of the trip inland through a country abounding in or- chards and vineyards and continuous hills terraced from top to bottom with olive trees and grape vines, but seemingly centuries behind in civil- ization. Here is his word picture of rural living conditions in Sicily: “The houses were not very elabor-l ate. For the most part they were built of grey lime stone with a mor- tar of mud holding the stones in place. Many of them contained only one room. Inside usually lives one donkey or horse, a fewflchickens, per- haps a pig- tied by a rope, several children and four or five grown ups. A few of the boys went into these places and tried a meal of spaghetti. As you know I have a strong stom- achâ€"Ihut not that strong!” Acting Capt. Edgar Seton Thorne, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Thorne and great grandson of Benjamin Thorne, after whom the village is named, has also been all through the campaigns in Sicily and Italy. Acting Captain Thorne, who is a 1939 grad- uate of Osgoode Hall, trained at Brockville and served for 6 months on the Pacific coast before going ov- erseas in April 1942 as Lieut. with the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards (4th Can. Reconnaisance Regt.-. .He is now with the Canad- ian lst Division. 8th Army on the Adriatic front in Italy and his duties as Reconnaisance Officer take him about; the country in a jeep. Writing to his parents he says that to many Canadians ‘sunny Italy' seemed greatly overrated. The win- ter was very cold and bleak with rain, snow and frightful mud; the summer very dry, hot and dustyâ€" the roads literally inches deep in white dust which makes foul driving. Some parts of the country look much like rural Ontario and in happier cir- cumstances probably they would think Italy very beautiful. Some of the large estates are quite modern and beautifully kept but the peasants and poorer classes seem very ignorant and unambitious, living in utterly‘ primitive cond3tions. There seems to \be nothing in the way of any plumb- ing or sanitation and culture, educa- tion and so forth, are apparently confined to the cities or large cen- tres. When trying to listen to the radio recently Capt. Thorne said he could not hear the war news and was rather amused to realize that the reason was the noise of the gunsâ€" our own and Jerry’sâ€"the actual war was going on all around!" Trooper Jim Mizen, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Mizen has been overseas since July 1943. FrOm England he was sent to North Africa and from North Africa to Italy. He writes to his parents that he is keeping well and that he was very inipressed with the city of Rome and the people there. He does not say much about his duties but is believed to be drivâ€" ing a transport. Jim has sent some nice souvenirs to his wife, among them a leather purse from North Africa and an embroidered table cloth and a luncheon set, from Italy. Capt. Frank Classey, officially re- ported wounded on September 3 has written to his parents that he is makâ€" ing . a satisfactory recovery from wounds in his legs and arms. Musical Treat Miss Elizabeth Ellis of Kentucky was guest soloist at Trinity Anglican Church last Sunday morning. She also sang a duet with Mrs. W. R. Howard. Miss Ellis who possesses a lovely contralto voice, has been studying music in New York for 4 years. She has been visiting her grandmother Mrs. Ellis and her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Pringle, Bayview Ave. 'Mrs. F. H. Echlin has received word that her son Air Bomber Har- old Echlin has arrived in England. Pte. Charles Mellish, R.C.A.M.C.. Vancouver, B.'C., spent the weekâ€"end with his aunt Mrs. James Pearson and Mr. Pearson. Mr. H. A. ‘Connell and his grand< daughter Miss Marion Halfyard have returned from a visit to the latter’s aunt in Kennebunkport. Maine. Miss Halfyard is now attending U. of Ti A letter sent in by Mrs. Mabel Fisher, John St., was drawn on the “Spin to Win” programme on Mon- day night, thereby winning her $10. Thanksgiving Services at Trin‘ty Church Rev. Canon J. E. Ward of St. Ste phen’s IChurch, Toronto, who is well known to a large radio audience, will preach at the Harvest Thanksgiving service in Trinity Church on Thursâ€" day evening, September 28th at; 8 o’clock. The Rev. J. H. Colclough will also take part in this service. On Sunday, October lst, the Rev. E. R. James of Toronto will conduct the morning service and in the even- ing the Rev. Canon J. D. Paterson of iHumber Bay will preach. There will be special music at all services. Quebec Visitor Says that Handicrafts Govt. Sponsored in Her Province Last Friday ‘Miss Barbara Neil en- tertained an interesting dinner guest, Miss Yvo‘nne Rouleau of Quebec, who came to Toronto to give demonstra- tions in weaving at the Exhibition of Handicrafts held in the R. Simp- son Co. store, in co-operation with the Dept. of Agriculture, Province of Quebec. After graduating from a convent, this talented young French ‘ Canadian took a course at the school ‘of Handicrafts and since then has been one of the teachers employed by the Dept. of Agriculture, Quebec, to give lessons in spinning and weav- ing throughout the rural areas. The Quebec government also sponsors instruction in the making of rugs, pottery and furniture. Classes are held for two week periods usually in a town hall and a specialist in de- Sign is also in attendance to explain the fundamentals of good taste, tra- dition and originality in creative work. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 1944. the Women’s Institutes to instruct in glove making. nutrition, etc. After the exhibition closed in Toâ€" ronto Mlle. Rouleau left for Gaspe to continue her teaching. Leader Grocery Has New Owner Mr. and Mrs. Fran-k Charlton have sold their “Leader” Grocery Store to Mr. Vern Griffen of Markham who will take possession October lst. This news will be received with re- gretful surprise in the district for Frank Charlton has been in the groc- ery business in our village since he was eight years old. He began by mnnin-g errands for Mr. Francis and later worked for Mr. Johnson and Mr. Mc’Donald. After returning from the last war he bought his present store from Mr. John Grice and has modernized the building and built up a thriving business. Mr. and Mrs. Charlton are going to stay with the latter’s brother in Woodbridge for a time. They wish to extend their warmest thanks to the many customers who have dealt with them the past 23 years, and they express the hope that their clients will continue to patronize their suc- cessor, Mr. Griffen. Cross The monthly business meeting of the Red Cross was held Tuesday afâ€" ternoon in Lawrence Memorial Hall and Mrs. Davidson reported 104 sewn and knitted articles were packed for shipping. $30.00 was voted to be used for Xmas Boxes for Boys over- seas. Seaman. 110 Terry Jaeger, U.S.N., is expected home from Great Lakes, ‘ 111. for a short leave. He will be accompanied by a friend. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Denby of Winâ€" nipeg and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gaines of Newtonbrook spent Wednesday of last week with Mrs. O. Denby and family. The Thornhill Women’s Institute were entertained at Casa Loma on Tuesday afternoon. September 19th as guests of the Ladies’ Kiwanis of West Toronto. The president wel- comed the Thornhill ladies in a few well chosen words and thanked them for the work which they have been doing. The Kiwanis ladies have been supplying the Institute with w001 and the finished garments are then returned to the Kiwanis ladies to be packed for overseas shipment. The guest speaker, Mrs. Robertson of the Board of Education, was introduced by Mrs. Batte whose husband was former chairman of the Board of Education. Mrs. Robertson [gave a very interesting and enlightening talk on “Delinquency”, a subject up- permost in our minds today. At the conclusion of the meeting tea was served by the Kiwanis ladies and the Institute felt as if a profitable as well as pleasant afternoon had been spent. The regular monthly meeting of the Institute was held Thursday. September 21 at the home of Mrs. G. Spi‘ing. At the business session it was decided to contribute $25 to the Community Fund for Christmas overseas parcels for the [bays and girls in the services. Reports of the district annual were given‘by Mrs. girls in the services. district annual were A. Nightingale, Mrs. Mrs. Broderick. The regular joint monthly meeting of the Women’s Association and the Women’s Missionary Society Of the Thornhii] United Church will be held on Thursday, October 5 at the home of Mrs. ‘C. P. Johns, Yonge Street. All ladies of the congregation are invited to attend this meeting. The Young People’s Union of the United Church held their first regu- lar meeting in the vestry on Mon- day, «Sept. 25th. Geraldine Wesley presided and asked each member to tell how they had spent their sum- mer vacation. Three of the young people, Evelyn Dean, Ruth Hicks and Marjorie Jamieson told of their ex- perience at Sparrow Lake Y:P.U. camp. Dr. ‘Duncan told of his ex- perience at Keene and of his visit to the James Scrivener memorial, James Scrivener being the author of the beloved hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus”. Betty Bone spoke of her experience in the Commun- ity Church Vacation Schools and the Farm Service ‘Force. Lorraine Col- lins told of her experience in the Farm Service Force as a farmerette. This idea proved a most interesting one and other young people in turn told of their experience this summer. Marjorie Jamieson led in a sing song after which Dr. Duncan conducted the election which resulted as fol- lows: Hon. Pres, Rev. J. is. Duncan; Pres, Jean Morton; Vice-Pres, How- ard Walker; Sec., Ruth Hicks; Treas., Lawrence Denby; Pianist. Lorraine Denby; Convenors: Chris- tian Fellowship, Marjorie Jamieson; Christian Citizenship, Marjorie A1- lendore; Christian Missions, Eliza- beth Eaton; Christian Culture, Betty Bone; Refreshments, Helen Should- ice, Ralph Hicks, Ada Mizen; Editor for the Church Chatter, Evelyn Dean; Y.P.U. scribe, sistant, Marion Oke Héslop and ione